getsentry / getsentry/sentry-python
Distinguish async vs sync database drivers in Python DB spans (FastAPI / SQLAlchemy / asyncpg)
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Description
### Problem Statement
In Sentry Performance for Python async applications (FastAPI + SQLAlchemy async), all database spans appear generically as:
op: db
description: SELECT ...
There is currently no visible way in the UI or span attributes to determine whether the underlying database driver is:
async (e.g., asyncpg, SQLAlchemy asyncio), or
sync (e.g., psycopg2, synchronous SQLAlchemy)
This makes it difficult to verify that async applications are using non-blocking database drivers and not accidentally introducing sync DB calls inside async endpoints.
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